Wen Xuanyuan lowered her head uncomfortably, her face flushed and her heart racing.
Li Bowen gently stroked her small hand, his voice hoarse, "The Adam's apple is a sensitive spot. Touching it causes a physiological reaction. Baby, what should we do now?"
As he spoke, his breathing deepened, his eyes growing darker.
Wen Xuanyuan had no idea about these things. She was so shy she dared not look up, biting her red lips, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, the red light turned green at this moment, and Li Bowen let her go.
Wen Xuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief, but her hand was still tightly grasped in Li Bowen's.
He was burning with desire and found it hard to bear, murmuring resentfully, "Baby, when will you grow up?"
Wen Xuanyuan looked puzzled, "I'm already twenty-one, how am I not grown up?"
Li Bowen's breath deepened, and he pulled Wen Xuanyuan's hand down.
Wen Xuanyuan was startled, her face blushing as if it were about to bleed.
The car drove at a snail's pace.
It drove into Mo Xuan Apartment near Nanjia University.
There were many parking spaces downstairs, but Li Bowen still drove into the dimly lit underground garage and parked in a shadowy corner.
...
It was past eleven when they returned after buying groceries. Xia Wantang got busy as soon as she entered the kitchen.
Ling Yuchen knew nothing about this, but it wasn't too late to learn now.
Xia Wantang asked him to help wash and cut the vegetables.
The sight of his clumsy and comical attempts made her laugh uncontrollably, but her heart was filled with warmth.
Given Ling Yuchen's status, he had probably never entered a kitchen before. He was the emperor of the business empire, and his hands were meant for conquering kingdoms.
Yet, now he was willing to come into the kitchen to take her instructions and do these trivial tasks.
But living this simple life together was truly blissful.
Xia Wantang busied herself stir-frying, while Ling Yuchen watched attentively.
He remembered how Jiang Zexi's cooking had earned him praise from many girls when they went camping on Ling Lu Mountain.
After a period of busyness, Xia Wantang made four dishes and one soup, and the rice was almost cooked.
But Li Bowen and Wen Xuanyuan had not arrived yet.
Looking at the steaming dishes on the table, Xia Wantang worried they would get cold and wanted to call them.
As soon as she took out her phone, Ling Yuchen stopped her, "No rush, perhaps they have something important!"
"What could be so important? They said they'd be here soon when I called earlier." Xia Wantang was very puzzled.
But looking at Ling Yuchen's deep, dark eyes, she felt there was more to his words.
"Alright, they'll arrive sooner or later. Sit down and have some water to rest."
Xia Wantang dropped the matter, but as the minutes ticked by, she began to worry if they had encountered an accident on the way.
As she was worrying, the doorbell rang.
"They're here."
Xia Wantang's eyes lit up, and she hurried to open the door.
Wen Xuanyuan stood behind Li Bowen, her expression a little strange.
Li Bowen greeted her, "Sister-in-law, hello."
"Come in quickly, I've cooked the meal."
Xia Wantang said, but her gaze was fixed on Wen Xuanyuan, feeling that she was acting strangely today.
Given her lively and outgoing personality, she would have rushed over happily when the door opened.
Li Bowen entered first and changed his shoes, with Wen Xuanyuan following closely.
Although Xia Wantang was puzzled, she didn't rush to question her.
After they changed their shoes, Wen Xuanyuan asked in a low voice, "Tangtang, where is your bathroom?"
"It's there."
Xia Wantang pointed casually, her suspicion growing as she watched her cautious demeanor.
Wen Xuanyuan lowered her head and quickly entered the bathroom.
Xia Wantang motioned for Li Bowen to go to the dining table first, but her eyes were fixed on the bathroom door, waiting for Wen Xuanyuan to come out.
Because she found her genuinely strange.
Wen Xuanyuan stayed in the bathroom for a good ten minutes before coming out.
When she emerged, she had returned to her usual self.
"Tangtang, what did you cook? It smells so good!"
Xia Wantang breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but tease, "Can you not say that right after coming out of the bathroom?"
"What's the big deal?" Wen Xuanyuan didn't seem to care at all and walked over, scanning the dishes on the table.
"They look delicious. Tangtang, your cooking is as good as ever."
"Let's eat quickly, you chatterbox, the dishes will get cold." At this moment, Xia Wantang didn't ask further questions.
But she had a premonition that something must have happened on the way, otherwise, Wen Xuanyuan wouldn't have been so abnormal when she first arrived.
Thinking about her going straight to the bathroom upon entering, could it be her period?
Today was September 3rd, but her period was due on the 15th.
Wait, today was the 3rd.
Xia Wantang's expression changed dramatically, and she lost her appetite.
She put down her bowl, took out her phone, and opened her period tracking app. Sure enough, it was three days late.
Her period was at the beginning of the month, and Wen Xuanyuan's was in the middle. She had completely forgotten about this matter.
If she hadn't been thinking about Wen Xuanyuan's abnormality just now, she wouldn't have remembered.
Her first night with Ling Yuchen in the hotel had been without any protection, and at that time she hadn't known better and hadn't taken contraceptive pills.
The second time was at the old house, and they were caught up in the passion, without any thought of contraception.
Later, they had been careful about protection, but she didn't know if they had been unlucky enough to get pregnant from those first two times.
She didn't want to drop out of school; she hadn't even graduated yet!
"What are you thinking about?" Wen Xuanyuan called out to her when she saw her spacing out.
Xia Wantang snapped back to attention, her expression no longer as relaxed and carefree, but rather preoccupied.
"Baby, this is delicious." Li Bowen picked a piece of fish for Wen Xuanyuan.
It was tender and white, and extremely flavorful. He remembered Wen Xuanyuan saying she liked fish.
Wen Xuanyuan shyly avoided his gaze. Every time Li Bowen called her "baby," she felt extremely embarrassed.
While eating, Li Bowen asked, "Are there any vacant apartments in this building? I want to buy one here too."
Since Ling Yuchen had bought his apartment not long ago, he wanted to ask, thus saving himself some detours.
If they lived here, it would be convenient to see Wen Xuanyuan.
Ling Yuchen ate slowly, his expression calm, "You can live in any unit on this floor, I've bought them all."
He had indeed bought this unit earlier, and after Xia Wantang agreed to be his girlfriend, he bought the entire floor.
It was also for security reasons, as their location had been exposed, and there might be ill-intentioned people deliberately renting units nearby.
Xia Wantang was clearly unaware, and she asked in confusion, "When did you buy it? How come I didn't know?"
"After you agreed to be my girlfriend." Ling Yuchen said casually.
It was as if he was discussing the price of cabbage.
However, to him, even buying the entire complex was no different from buying cabbage.
"I want to move in too."
Wen Xuanyuan suddenly felt envious. She didn't truly have her own life; she had to live at home even though she was in college.
"Xuanyuan, you should still live at home!" Xia Wantang thought she wanted to live with Li Bowen.
She objected instinctively, although of course, it was Wen Xuanyuan's own business, and if she insisted, there was nothing she could do.